Mary McGovern

Jul 1, 2006

In Central Park there is a bronze statue of Alice in Wonderland and every time I've been there to see it children were climbing all over it. Children from head to toe, jumping on and off, sitting in her lap, wrapping around her arms, hugging her around her neck! What a warm and happy memory that is from my children's younger years. When I visited your classroom I had that same feeling and thought that circle time reminded me of the Alice statue. 

You are so warm and loving with the children and so patient. You clearly have a very strong connection with your little students. They love you to hug them, read to them, help them, sing with them and just sometimes let them sit with you. It is clear that each child in your class is special to you and each is a unique individual that you care about. 

You are also the ultimate professional as a teacher. You have good relationships with all of the support personnel who come and go to support individual children and you work as a team with the paraprofessional staff assigned to your class. You are also very busy as a participant on the Educational Advisory Committee, as a student in a Master's Degree program and as an advocate for children and supportive resource for families and colleagues.

So it is my pleasure to honor you today as Employee of the Month and to thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors, your fellow employees and all your little students for a job well done. Your quiet smile and positive outlook, your professional approach to teaching and the bonds you form with the children are to be strived for by all of us.

Sincerely,

Trina Losinno, Executive Director